VisML Lab: Project Proposal Workshop

DS-GA 3001 - Fall 2026 - Project Proposal Workshop

Bhavya Matam

NYU Center for Data Science

2026-10-13

Lab Overview

• Today: Final Project Group Formation and Brainstorming
• Project proposal workshop
• Research paper analysis activity

Project Proposal Workshop

• For your project proposal, you will be asked to analyze an existing research paper relevant to your topic
• This paper will act as a “baseline” for you to compare your work to

Analyzing a Research Paper

• In groups of 2-3, find a research paper relevant to your interests and discuss the following questions:
  • What were the main novel contributions?
  • Is the work general and reusable or a special case?
  • Are there flaws or neat details in that they did?
  • How does it fit with other papers on similar topics?
  • Does it provoke good questions on further or different things to try?
• NOTE: You will not be tied to the paper (or people) you pick now for your actual project, but this is a good opportunity to explore ideas for your final project